As far as making art is concerned, expressing yourself through the written word can be a tough trade that requires one to explore the depths of one’s soul and find one’s inner voice!

It also requires a pen and paper.

AND a lot of grit. It may come as a surprise to you, but writing as a trade didn’t start all that well for many a famous writer at first. For example, the now world-renowned and beloved Dr. Seuss’s first book was rejected 27 times by various publishers before it finally saw the light of day. Also, JK Rowling’s Harry Potter (the first ever part of it, that is) was rejected by multiple publishers before one of them ultimately said ‘amen’ to the idea!

Indeed, it was only through persistence and patience that they managed to attain their artistic heights and get recognized for it, too!

However, talent indeed does present an essential part of the concoction that makes for an excellent writer, but it is notions such as patience, dedication, and practice that highlight the difference between just a talented individual and a professional writer!

In this article, we’ll display some essential things to take into consideration if you’re a young writer.

Without further ado, here we go!

Important Tips for a Teenage Writer

Don’t Be Worried If YourWriting’s Bad! – If you’re a teenager, no matter how talented you are, chances are- your writing is going to be that great in the beginning. The teenage years are, as is the case for many other physiological and psychological processes, formative years, so a young person is still too impressionable to form a reliable voice of their own. So, if your writing is currently not the best, don’t worry- there’ll be plenty of time to improve!

Read a Lot – To be a good writer, you have to be a good reader first. Through the constant reading of what other authors have written before you, you’ll have a better clue of what style suits you the best and how to communicate your ideas more efficiently!

Write Every Day – Even though writing is perceived as a lofty act of transferring your thoughts onto paper (and rightfully so), you shouldn’t forget that producing text is still a trade. So, as the case with any other profession out there- practice makes perfect, so don’t forget to write every day, even if it’s just a couple of sentences or something as random as a shopping list!

Get Acquainted with the Publishing Industry – If you’re planning on becoming a writer, publishing companies are going to play a big part in your professional and business life. As a part of preparing yourself for a writer’s path, getting to know a couple of the local publishers can go a long way in the future!

All things considered, as a young writer, you can expect a myriad of hurdles and challenges on your way toward becoming recognized in the literary world. The key to success is to have patience, accept criticism and always practice the intricacies of your trade!At Progressive Rising Phoenix, we firmly believe in the power of the written word and seek to support young writers through the traditional and joint-venture contracts we offer. If you’d like to learn more, feel free to visit our website!

When putting pen to paper, the experience sounds much more straightforward than it is, especially if you’re a novice in the ancient art of writing!

The well-known saying of ‘Every beginning is difficult.‘ is undoubtedly true. What is also true is that, for a rookie writer, not only starting out, but the entire process is going to be quite tricky throughout.

It is no reason to get discouraged, of course, as even the best writers in the world were once, well, not as skillful as they became later on. What’s more, some of them also wrote a book about the art of writing itself, and how they shaped themselves up to become the world-renown story-tellers that they are!

In this article, we’ve gathered around eight books about the art of writing itself penned by famous authors.

Read on and decide yourself which title seems the most helpful for your literary voyage!

Representing a curious blend of autobiography and a series of tips for young writers, Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoirof the Craft is a one-of-a-kind book that can be of massive help to a young writer.

Through narrating his personal experiences and trials and errors of becoming a writer, King explains what areas of the trade are essential to improve and how to build your voice from scratch!

In the period between 1902 and 1908, a young want-to-be writer called Franz Xaver Kappus wrote a series of letters to then already massively-popular poet Rainer Maria Rilke in which he asked him about whether or not to become a writer.

He got ten responses from the famous poet and ultimately published the exchange in 1929. In the letters, Rilke wrote about the perception of criticism, the issues of loneliness as well as about the career choices- the topic that interested Kappus the most.

Initially written as the ending of his short story Big Two-Hearted River, Hemingway On Writing was ultimately excluded from the story altogether but later published in a different collection of stories after his death.

This excerpt talks about a man going on a fishing trip where he ponders his memories of past events and eventually starts thinking about the art of writing. The event describes a bout of sudden inspiration, which is something any writer can relate to!

Bottom line, writing is a demanding trade that requires time, effort and dedication. If you’re only starting out and are struggling to find your voice, don’t worry, for all the best writers initially did. Meantime, learn more about what some famous authors had to say about the craft of writing, read these four books and draw your conclusions.

As an up-and-coming writer, getting acquainted with the publishing industry is a must. Here at Progressive Rising Phoenix, we like to make sure that every young writer’s been given a fair chance. Since our company has been founded and is run by authors, we understand the importance of the writer’s right to a full ownership of their work.

We offer deals to make either a traditional or a joint-venture contract with aspiring authors. Our goal is to succeed through clever promotion, creative marketing, and most importantly- high-quality original content.

If you’d like to learn more about our company, feel free to visit our website!

Chapter books are for the world of literature what superhero flicks are for the world of cinema. It’s not exactly Peppa Pig level of entertainment suitable for only small children, there’s plenty of engaging visual content, and then there’s even a simple yet engaging storyline to follow.

So, kids love it! What’s more, as it often happens with children and their various fixations and hobbies, parents tend to jump onboard as well, so similarly to superhero movies, chapter books are another area directed primarily at kids where adults find themselves enjoying the content, too.

In all fairness, though, the parents are often those who tend to read all of those books to their kids, so it’s no wonder they eventually end up liking them themselves!

And who’s to blame them? Thanks to their narratives and easy-to-digest story-telling devices, chapter books are designed to be enjoyed by anyone who likes a good story and some colorful illustrations to support the plot.

In this article, we’ll discuss why kids love chapter books and give a couple of examples of the most popular titles in this excellent category.

Let’s dig right in, shall we?

What is a Chapter Book?

In its basic definition, a chapter book is a book for readers of ages from 7 – 10. A chapter book typically includes a story and a large number of illustrations to make it more kid-friendly. In contrast to picture books, however, chapter books are narrated mostly through the text, while pictures serve more as visual support, in a way.

When it comes to introducing children to reading (through reading to them, of course), chapter books represent a milestone between picture books and proper books (without any pictures or very few of them).

The idea of introducing chapter books into your child’s reading practice is to wean them off from just looking at the pictures, while at the same time encouraging them to follow the story itself!

The Benefits of Having Your Kids Switch to Chapter Books

A More Complex Narrative – In comparison to picture books, chapter books offer far more engaging stories with a lot more depth and ‘meat’ to them. Typically, chapter books are split into chapters (hence their name), so there’s time for the story to grow more involved and for the characters to develop!

Richer Language – Since the content of chapter books is meant to for readers from age seven to about ten, the language used is more advanced than that typically seen in picture books. A child can learn more new words and phrases as well as recognize those he or she vaguely knows and then ask you, as a parent, what they mean!

New Areas of Knowledge – One of the most significant perks of chapter books is that they can be about pretty much anything and everything! As your child reads more of these books, they will grow knowledgeable about the world around them and become to have a better understanding of the human condition.

Chapter books can be a great stepping stone for your child, as they offer reasonably complex stories, a great number of details described with new and curious words, and last but not least-plenty of pictures as a throwback to the good ole days of picture books! What’s not to love here?

Here at Progressive Rising Phoenix, we give our best to promote and support new authors and their work. As an independent publisher, we strongly believe that everyone should be given a chance to express themselves through literature and enrich our culture with their contribution in writing! We invite you to visit us at our online premises and learn more about what we’re all about!

In the past, devout readers with gusto for high-brow literature were pretty much bang out of luck if they fancied meeting their favorite writers.

Procuring an autograph would mean you’d have to make a long voyage (well, depending on where you live, that is) and then hope your celebrity author was home when you do arrive.

Nowadays, however, since we live in the age of the World Wide Web, you can gain access to your favorite writer’s online premises and even contact them! (If they’re in the habit of actually answering fan messages)

In this article, we’ll point to you some authors with a notable online presence, so you can see their thoughts and opinions on different matters, as well as be in the hub of events when a brand new sequel is announced. Here they are:

Paulo Coelho

Famous for his bestseller The Alchemist, the Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coelho is also well-known as an avid user of social media.

In the year of 2014, he created The Paulo Coelho Foundation, a website representing a collection of his work. It’s available in Portuguese and English, so go and have a look if you haven’t already!

Salman Rushdie

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a world-renown British Indian novelist. He was awarded The Booker Prize in 1981 for Midnight’s Children, a magical realist novel describing the post-colonial India.

In 1988, his novel Satanic Verses caused a major uproar within the Muslim communities across the world, which went so far that the British government had to put him under police protection due to constant death threats he was receiving.

On the brighter side, he’s somewhat active on social media sites of Twitter and Facebook.

Margaret Artwood

Well-known for her novels, poetry, as well as environmental activism, Margaret Atwood is one of Canada’s most recognized faces when it comes to literature.

Other than winning numerous awards for her written work, Atwood has also managed to invent a device for putting pen to paper- remotely. Conveniently called LongPen, this device enables you to sign a document using your tablet PC, which is then converted to the real deal somewhere else with the help of a robot!

So far, this contraption has proven useful for one Conrad Black, a writer who couldn’t attend the signing of his book because he was arrested days before.

She’s known to be active on Twitter, as well as some other alternative platforms such as Wattpad.

Colson Whitehead

Having authored six novels so far, Colson Whitehead has been the recipient of some awards, including The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Underground Railroad. He also published two works of non-fiction.

His social media outlet of choice is Twitter so that you can follow him there. He’s been pretty active recently, too.

Here at Phoenix Rising Phoenix, we like to make sure that our writer’s voices are heard and that they can claim the ownership of their work. Since we’re always looking for new people, if you’re an author yourself, we’d like to invite you to consider partnering up with us!

If you’ve ever tried to write even something as simple as a proposal for a job, you know that putting pen to paper and creating something cohesive and meaningful is by no means an easy feat.

Expressing yourself through the written word is a tough but incredibly rewarding experience.

More often than not, it’s when once you’ve finished the narrative that you’ve set to bring to life that you’ll realize how worthwhile it is!

Now, if you’re only starting out and hope to assert yourself as a writer, worry not, for some of the most well-known artisans of the writing trade have struggled in the beginning. Some of them even captured their early efforts as well as the secrets of the trade in a book!

In this article, we’ll present to you three books that will help you find your inner voice and, also, structure your written pieces according to the highest standards of the art of writing!

Without further ado, here they are:

On Writing – Stephen King

First published in the year 2000, Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft offers a detailed insight into the author’s personal view on what it means to be a writer, as well as his reflections on the art of writing itself.

Other than talking about his personal life, King also gives young writers valuable advice as to what to pay attention to when their literary pursuits are in question.

An excellent read for a novice storyteller!

A Room of One’s Own – Virginia Woolf

While you, as a writer, won’t find many specific pieces of advice regarding the art of writing, Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own offers a unique viewpoint when it comes to women in writing and the struggle to capture and describe topics that can be considered taboo.

This series of essays can particularly beneficial for a young female writer.

The Elements of Style – Strunk & White (first edition)

If you’re on the lookout for a book that gives you specific steps towards improving your writing, The Elements of Style would perhaps be the best overall pick.

First published way back in 1920, this detailed style guide highlights the main rules of concocting a story. What’s more, you’ll find some other useful information regarding the correct usage of words, as well as the words and phrases that tend to get misspelled a lot.

Also, it’d be important to mention that, ever since it was released, this book has had several revisions and reworks, so you might want to check out some of its later versions, too.

In conclusion, writing is a demanding art that requires a great deal of energy. We at Progressive Rising Phoenix strive to encourage young authors to realize their full creative potential. In order to make this happen, partnerships are being offered with authors based on recognizing the ownership of their work. If you’d like to come onboard with us, you can contact us now!